Plasmodium giganteum

Plasmodium giganteum

"Plasmodium giganteum" is a parasite of the genus "Plasmodium" subgenus "Sauramoeba".

Like all "Plasmodium" species "P. giganteum" has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.

Taxobox
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name = "Plasmodium giganteum"
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regnum = Protista
phylum = Apicomplexa
classis = Aconoidasida
ordo = Haemosporida
familia = Plasmodiidae
genus = "Plasmodium"
species = "P. giganteum"
binomial = "Plasmodium giganteum"

Description

The parasite was first described by Theiler in 1930.

Geographical occurrence

This species is found in Sierra Leone, Africa.

Clinical features and host pathology

This species infects the rainbow lizard ("Agama agama") and the agamid lizard ("Amphibolurus barbatus").

References


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